[Cor goes quiet for a long moment, just watching Will. This isn't what he meant and it's a little strange for Will to be so insistent about it. But Will also does his best not to talk about his past. Slowly Cor puts a little more space between them so he can really look at Will.]

That's... not what I meant, you know.

[Perfection on the job was not the same thing as trying to be perfect for another person. To be whatever someone needs. It's not healthy.]

I've no doubt you were, and still are, brilliant. Perfecting your skills is admirable, dulcissime, but I don't want you to try to be perfect for me.